The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-19
AN IMPRESSIVE MOMENT IN THE
HISTORY OF THE REPUBLIC.
From the \. Y, UeralG.I

Anarehism in this. country has re-
been told with the terrible emphasis OF
q fourtOld execution that the American
people will have none Of it.
Bakunin, the ideal of the anarchist,
declares that between him-the revo-
lutiOnist-and society reigns the war of
death and lie, publicly and secretly,
but always steady and unpardoning."
That is TO say, the design OF the
anarchist is to 'demolish all govern
ment; and he advocates the use of
dynamite as the readiest means of
accomplishing his purpose. He may
honestly believe. that social chaos is
better than social order, or he may be
All adVenturer who plies the torch for
the sake of plunder-wlth that we
have nothing to do. He openly asserts
that be would begin his reform by
fkEQ(eIng a bomb into every station
lQ6SSaiiH the city, then shooting the
= MN like dogs as they come out,
Ia continue the work by blowing up
all public buildings-these are the aims
of the anarchists as expressed by them
selves. The citizens of this republic
show that they hold 4 different opinion
as to the best methods of reform by the
facts:
That August Spies, George Eugel,
Adolph Fischer and Albert r. Parsons
were yesterday hanged for being acces-
sories to q murder which they hoped
would inaugurate a bloody revolution;
anu
That Louis LIngg, who had been in
this country only TWO years, could no
speak orr language, aud knew literally
nothing of our institutions, escaped
the same fate by committing suicide;
and
That Samuel Fielden aud Michael
SchWab have gone 10 the state prison
for life.
Anarchism is clearly to be one Of the
problems OF the future, and the sooner
we cG!Ie TO some definite conclusion
abqut thc proper treatment OF il the
eofterafbr us eli. The maIcontents OF
Z4s6URbave brought TO this country
tired of MeitarehicaI oppres.
D they wreak their unreasouing
vengeance or the best political or9ani-
cation in the world The larger liberty
which we afford they abuse By tue
manufacture of explosives, aud repay
the republic for the advantages it offers
OY plotting lt5 destruction.
There is no use. in mincing words.
We may az well talk plainly.
The men who killed the policemen
in the Haymarket did it deliberately
and because those policemen represent
ed the government of the United
States. They struck. therefore, ut the
government itself, aud would have
destroyed it if they could. They
forced the issue by that bloody riot,
51Iffor they or the government had
l8epded. If they have been hurl-
o$F4rsitor's grave BY the ~inexora-
e{eeree of even handed and iron
2 handed justice It is becanse ihey con-
spired against the very existence of
orderly society. We allow al possible
latitude 10 free speech, bnt when a
gang OF political ~fitusters seize society
by The THROAT they must be ready for
the Consequences.
1t appears in the evidence that ia the
Ing OF. 1885 there vGre IN the CITY
Cbicago three thousand carefully
led Socialists, of whom Parsons
"They were well armed with
fiAes and revoIvers. and would have
dynamite ana bombs when they got
ready TO use them
Spies and Schwab said in March.
; 1885, in the Arbeitor Zeltune:-
"Daggers and reVOlvers are easily 10
be gotten; hand greuades are cheaplv
to be produced; explosives, too, can
be obtained. Let us understand the
sigus OF the times
The editor of the Alarm said as long
ago as November, 1SS4:-
"Nothing hnt IN uprising of the
people aud a bursting open of all stores
and stOrebOpses to the free access Of
the public, ami 4 free application OF
dynamite 10 every one who opposes.